Sleigh Ride Chords

by The Ronettes
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author beatboy65 [a] 9,726.
1 contributor total, last edit on Dec 4, 2023

Chords

Db
Bbm
Ebm
Ab7
E
Gb
Ab
Ebm7
D
Bm
Em
A7
G
A
Em7
F
Eb
Cm
Fm
Bb7
Bb
Fm9
F#
C#m
F#m
B7
B
Abm
Db7

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From the album " A Christmas gift for you from Philles records" released 1963.
 
This entire song starts a half step to high. If you want to match the recording take everything down a half
step and start on C natural.
 
This version has clip clop sound effects and whinnying, and misses out the bridge section
in the original, repeating the verse and chorus a semitone higher higher each time.
There is interesting chord progression at the end.
 
 
[Intro]
 
Db Bbm Ebm Ab7
 
Db Bbm E Ab7
 
Db Bbm Ebm Ab7
 
Gb     Ab     Ebm7  Ab7
 
[Verse 1]
                Db           Bbm       Ebm        Ab7      Db           Bbm        Ebm       Ab7
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring tinga lingling too. (ring a linga ling ding dong ding) 
             Db     Bbm           Ebm           Ab7         Db           Bbm        E       Ab7
Come on, its lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you. (ring a linga ling ding dong ding) 
            Db      Bbm         Ebm         Ab7          Db            Bbm        Ebm       Ab7
Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling "Yoo hoo", (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
             Db     Bbm           Ebm           Ab7         Db          Bbm        Ebm       Ab7
Come on, its lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you.(ring a linga ling ding dong ding) 
Db       Bbm        Ebm       Ab7
 (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
D        Bm         Em        A7
 (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
D        Bm          Em        A7         G   A   Em7  A7
 (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
 
[Verse 2]
               D        Bm       Em        A7       D          Bm         Em        A7
Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy and cozy are we (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
               D    Bm              Em         A7            D          Bm       F        A7
We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be (ring a linga ling ding dong ding) 
              D      Bm          Em     A7        D           Bm         Em        A
Lets take the road before us and sing a chorus or two (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
             D      Bm            Em            A7          D           Bm         Em        A7
Come on, its lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you.(ring a linga ling ding dong ding) 
D        Bm          Em        A7
 (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
Eb       Cm         Fm        Bb7
 (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
Eb       Cm         Fm        Bb7     Ab   Bb   Fm9   Bb7
 (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
 
[Bridge]
 
Eb     Cm       Fm      Bb7     Eb            Cm         Fm        Bb7
 
 
Eb     Cm       Fm      Bb7     Eb            Cm         F#        Bb7
 
 
Eb     Cm       Fm      Bb7     Eb            Cm         Fm        Bb7
 
 
Eb     Cm       Fm      Bb7     Eb            Cm         Fm        Bb7
                                    (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
 
Eb       Cm         Fm        Bb7
 (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
E        C#m        F#m       B7
 (ring a linga ling ding dong ding) 
E        C#m        F#m       B7       A    B    F#m    B7
 (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
 
 
[Verse 3]
               E        C#m      F#m       B7       E          C#m        F#m       B7
Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy and cozy are we (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
               E    C#m             F#m        B7            E          C#m        F#m       B7
We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be (ring a linga ling ding dong ding) 
              E      C#m         F#m    B7        E           C#m        F#m       B7
Lets take the road before us and sing a chorus or two (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
             E      C#m           F#m           B7          E           C#m        F#m       B7
Come on, its lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you.(ring a linga ling ding dong ding) 
         F#m        Bm        E
 (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
Bb       B          Db        Gb
 (ring a linga ling ding dong ding)
 
[Outro]
Gb Ebm  Abm  Db7
Gb F  E Eb   Cm   Fm  Bb7  Eb  Cm   Fm  Bb7  Eb
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3 comments
Filshine
I agree, I've got the album and that starts with a C. Why start in Db ?
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MarceloCaramuta
Not sure why this tab doesn't have all 5 stars. It's completely accurate. This is a great tab, thank you for doing it right.
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